Recycling Reference Guide

$ indicates a fee is involved

Appliances

  • Best Buy has a Pick Up Program $
  • DTE Old Appliance Pick Up
    They give you $50 for fridge/freezer
    $20 for air conditioner/dehumidifier
    866-796-0512
  • Dixson Metal Recycling, INC  ( www.dixsonmetal.com )
    248-625-5305
  • Scrap Dog Recycling  ( www.scrapdogrecycling.com )
    248-335-7480

Auto Batteries

Automobiles

Vehicles For Veterans ( www.vehiclesforveterans.org/michigan )
855-811-4838

Purple Heart ( www.purpleheartcars.org )
888-414-4483

Books/DVDs/CDs/VHS

  • Library 248-625-2212
    No textbooks/magazines or encyclopedias
    Welcome anytime
  • Dixson Metal Recycling, INC  ( www.dixsonmetal.com )
    248-625-5305, No hard cover books 

Brush/Branches

  • Environmental Wood Solutions
    248-391-9446

Building Materials

  • Habitat/Restore / Pontiac
    248-338-9148

Cell Phones

CFL’s

Computers

  • Classic Computer Recovery
    734-723-1784
    Takes TV’s also $
  • Goodwill recycles to needy
  • Office Depot
    Have different size boxes $
  • Dixson Metal Recycling, INC  ( www.dixsonmetal.com )
    248-625-5305
  • Scrap Dog Recycling  ( www.scrapdogrecycling.com )
    248-335-7480

Concrete Bricks

  • State Crushing / Auburn Hills
    248-332-6210
  • Novi Crushed Concrete
    248-305-6020

Electronics

  • BestBuy
    TV’s/DVDs/electronics|
    cell phones / 2 items/day
    $10 for TVs under 32″/laptops
    Get $10 Best Buy gift card
    Also have haul away/pick up $

Gas

  • Automotive Stores

Glasses

  • Lions Club/Lenscrafters

Household Hazardous Waste

  • SQS
    734-437-9650
    Call first/$

Leaves/Compost

  • Leaves:  McCord Farm Community Garden
    Call Parks, Recreation & Seniors for details
  • Environmental Wood Solutions
    248-391-9446
    Also takes deck wood/logs/pallets $
  • State Crushing / Pontiac
    248-332-6210 $ Leaves
  • Forest Floor Composting / White Lake
    248-887-2767

Medication

  • OCSD Wed 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Building 38-E
    248-975-9700

Packaging Peanuts

  • UPS
    248-922-2795

Paint

  • Latex paint – dry out with kitty litter, can go in trash
  • Oil base – contact Hazardous Waste Co.

Papers/Newspapers/Magazines/Catalogs

  • Check schools and churches for ABITIBI Containers
    • Church of the Resurrection (Clarkston Road across from the Library)
    • Church of God (Clarkston Road, Flemings Lake Road)
    • Renaissance High School (Waldon Road)
    • Everest Academy (Clarkston Road, across from Clintonwood Park)
    • St. Trinity Lutheran (Sashabaw Road, north of Clarkston Road)
    • most Clarkston Elementary Schools.
  • Scrap Dog Recycling  ( www.scrapdogrecycling.com )
    248-335-7480


Pesticides

  • City Environment
    313-923-2240

Recycling – Cans, plastic, phone books, newspaper, cardboard, junk mail, shredded paper, metal, electronics

  • Eagle Valley Landfill
    248-381-0990
    $10.00 per trunkload
  • Dixson Metal Recycling, INC  ( www.dixsonmetal.com )
    248-625-5305, No plastic

Scrap Metal

Shingles/RR Ties

  • Ideal Asphalt $
    248-396-2240

Televisions

  • Best Buy
    See Above – computers
  • Office Depot / purchase boxes
  • Eagle Valley Landfill $
    248-391-0990
    Sony/LG/Zenith/Goldstar free
  • Dixson Metal Recycling, INC $  ( www.dixsonmetal.com )
    248-625-5305

Tires